Jessi's Wedding Week

I'm so excited to finally post pictures from Jessi's wedding week. It was so great to be in Nashville with my family for a few days before the wedding. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful sisters, and I am so thankful that God put Jonathan in Jessi's life to be my new brother. I could go on and on about how perfect the wedding was and how much fun we all had, but I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

Bachelorette Party




Bridesmaid's Luncheon

Aunt Necie, Aunt Marlea, Mom and Miss Dana hosted a wonderful luncheon for us bridesmaids. It was so fun and the food was A-MA-ZING.


Pulling our charms from the cake


Emma, Jessi's flower girl, was pretty excited about her charm


Me and Allers


Let the tears commence...


All the bridesmaids


I have the best sisters in the world


Jess and Mom


Had to post this one- Jess just loves the solo pics:)


With our other sister, Ashley


With Mom


Mom and Jess with Tanya and Meredith


With Granny


With Aunt Marlea, Memommy, and Aunt Necie

Rehearsal Dinner

Cute little lovebirds


The college bunch


Sisters with our significants


WEDDING DAY!!!

At the Salon on the big day


The W's I made for the front of the church


Awwww!


Grabbing a quick bite before greeting their public


First Dance


Father-daughter dance- tear*




Cutting the cake (ps. check out that gorgeous hair!)


My BFF Bethy- love you!!


Blake and Allie, Jonathan and Jess, me and Brandon


Me and my man


Mr. and Mrs. Walker, off to Hawaii!!!


Love you Al!


The last ones at the party

We had such a good time and Jessi looked absolutely gorgeous. I feel so blessed and I am so excited to have Jonathan as a new member of the family! Oh and thanks to Sara and Lauren for so many great pictures. Now for me, I better get back to the Rangers Game!

Camping Weekend

This weekend we went to Lake Tawakoni to camp out with a bunch of our friends. We had the best time. The weather was absolutely perfect. Cold enough to bundle up at night, but not the painful-cold that I can't bear. It was really nice. Everyone brought their dogs, so Bailey had an amazing time playing with all the other pups. We cooked some good food and even attempted an apple cobbler in Brandon's new dutch oven. Unfortunately, it did not turn out so well. I don't have any pictures of it because my camera battery died, but maybe that's best because none of you would ever eat my cooking ever again. I didn't get many pics of the weekend, but here are the few that I did get...








Have you heard about the RANGERS!?!?! For anyone who doesn't know, our team is doing really well. The first time to make it this far in Playoffs, so it's been pretty exciting for Dallasites. Brandon has always been such a fan of the Rangers, so he is in Heaven. He literally hasn't missed a second of the big games. Dedication or obsession, I'm not really sure:)

I'm headed to Nashville tomorrow after work to doing a few last minute wedding preparations and have some good sister time before the big day. Only 5 DAYS!!!!

Cowboys vs. Titans

Today our Cowboys played the Titans. My two favorite teams. I used to be completely indifferent about football, but I guess marriage has done something to me. I can now actually enjoy watching a game, and I even half-way understand what's going on.

I am a much bigger fan of the Cowboys than I ever was of the Titans because of Brandon, who is EXTREMELY passionate about the Cowboys. He grew up in Dallas, cheering for "America's team." That might even be his favorite part about being back in this city...other than our wonderful friends of course:) But for me, today was kinda metaphorical.

Dallas vs. Nashville, Romo vs. Young, Texas vs. Tennessee, the Cowboys vs. the Titans. A battle that in so many ways parallels my own life. Silly I know, but I can't help but think about how heart is torn between the two places. Unfortunately, the two cities are so far apart, and that's what makes it so difficult. I think about the times I wished we lived in Nashville so I could be closer to family and my friends there, and then I remember that being in Dallas is so obviously where we're supposed to be right now. God is so good and I don't regret the choice to live in this city for one second, even if we can't win a football game (ugh seriously!??!). God does work for the good, and Brandon and I have seen that in the way that God helped us find a spiritual family in a city that is so far from our physical families.

Today in church, one of the elders taught our class about submitting to God's will for our lives. He talked some about how God's will is sometimes so difficult to see just because of our own selfish desires that get in the way. Who knows what God has in store for Brandon's and my life, but I pray that we don't get too selfish about making decisions that we don't try to follow God's will. All I do know is God will be there with us along the way. And maybe, just maybe, the Cowboys will eventually start winning some football games.

Baby fix

So today was a great Saturday. I have always loved babies and babysitting, and today was the first day in a long time that I got to play and snuggle and change some diapers. I got my baby fix for a little while. I spent the afternoon with Jaxon, John and Bobbi's precious 4 month old. Here's some fun pictures I snapped while having some tummy time. Is he not the cutest?!?





Then tonight I got to snuggle up with baby Landry, our newest little cousin. She's just soo tiny and snuggable! Kristi and I just relaxed and watched the Rangers while our husbands were there at the stadium. Even though the Rangers lost, I think Brandon enjoyed the game. But I'd MUCH rather be there holding this precious girl...

2 Weeks!!!

Only 14 days till my little sister gets MARRIED!!! I can't believe Jessi's about to be a married woman! I'm so so excited for her. She's going to be such a beautiful bride. And while I can't show you pictures of THE dress, here are a few of the runners-up...

SPOILER ALERT!!!

WOW. But seriously, Jess, we just can't wait to see you shine on your big day!!!

Pumpkin Spice Woo hooo!!

The Pumpkin Spice Latte has arrived, which means it's time for Fall. And so far I'm actually enjoying the cooler weather. I can't remember when I've been so excited for the Fall. But after this excruciatingly hot summer, October has never been more welcome. This weekend we spend most of our time outside in the yard. It has been PERFECT! Here's a few pictures I snapped...


Time for pumpkins!!!


Bailey is LOVING this cooler weather


We did a little landscaping in the back yard


The other side (this is the Crepe Myrtle that is taking over our lives)


Finally I have some pretty roses in my back yard!

BABY LANDRY ARRIVED!!!
By far the best part of our weekend was getting to see Landry. Kristi and Jared (Brandon's cousins) had their second kid on Friday. It's hard not having much family around, but we feel so blessed to have them close enough to see sometimes. I'm so excited about getting to snuggle more with this sweet girl. Here are some of the pictures I took at the hospital this weekend...


Landry Faith- 8 lbs 6 oz, 19 1/2 inches of ADORABLE


I could just snuggle her forever!


Brandon, Jake and Jared watching the Rangers, of course


Sweet Landry with her Mommy


Brandon with little Landry


Oh look at that face! I love her!

How Could I Forget!?!

I wrote about my Nashville trip last weekend and completely forgot to mention meeting MIRANDA LAMBERT! I saw her on my flight to Nashville and was immediately starstruck. I texted Jessi, who then decided to come pick me up at the airport when I got there in order to stalk my fellow passenger. Jessi began by politely calling her name, only to be quite rudely ignored. We gave up on seeing her after getting my bag, but as we were walking out- there she was. Jessi could not be stopped, as much as Dad and I begged. We ended up getting our picture with her, but I was too busy talking to her so I look like an idiot. Jess and I were pretty excited despite the fact that we're pretty sure Miranda is a pretty big jerk. All those trashy country songs are maybe a little more in character than we'd thought. But look at that great hair!!!
Me and Jess with Miranda:)

Nashville weekend

Last weekend I went to Nashville for wedding preparation weekend extraordinaire. Friday we got Jessi for her Bridal portraits which were AMAZING. She looked gorgeous and all I can say is tulle + pleats = beauty. Just kidding. But it was really fun. Jess is going to be a gorgeous bride. Then Saturday we cooked and decorated for Jessi's lingerie Party that night. A bunch of Jessi's best friends came over and we had a blast. Here are some of the photos I took from the weekend...


I have the best sisters


Cookies Allie and I made for the party favors:)


Me and Bethie- can't believe you're about to be a mommy!!!


Al, Jess, Ashley and me


The cake- because Jonathan's nickname is Spiderman:)

These are all the pictures I could post. The party went really well and then Jessi had her kitchen shower on Sunday at Kirsten's house. I got to see lots of family and finally got to meet the newest member of the family- Kinley Stewart, my cousins precious little baby girl. It was a short visit, but I'll get to see them again in just a few weeks! I can't believe Jess is about to be a married woman!!!